The collision came about with my family's involvement in the Steampunk movement and the Steampunk meeting Beth, Katie, and I went to Friday night. Steampunk leads the charge in "retro-futurism" or "faux-nostalgia." It's all THE PAST AS IT NEVER WAS! If that isn't a segue into wargaming, I don't know what is! A good friend of mine says all wargaming is fantasy wargaming. If it wasn't, the outcome of every re-fight would be exactly the same.
I ask you, what fun would that be?
So here are a few of Mr. McCall's wilder military-ish drawings: (Some include captions and explanations which make me laugh very hard.)
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| This is called "the Feather-fighter" and I have no idea why. Nor do I know what the markings are. |
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| This one is my favourite and also expresses Mr. McCall's love of "pig-iron." He used it in another faux-advertisement for a car built of "solid pig-iron" with the slogan "Tell the man you want one!" |
Some of the language is a bit "politically incorrect" but it's still funny!
These pieces are not military-oriented but show disgustingly conspicuous consumption in a parallel -and ridiculous- 'tween Wars period.
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| Auto-gyro jousting! Just the thing for a weekend at Palm Beach! |
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| Tank Polo! Tell the man you want to play next time you're in the Hamptons! |
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| For the sporting Prussian. |
This first one made me laugh like crazy! Mr. McCall has a gift for the automotive absurd.
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| Remember... McCall is a Canadian! |
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| The sheer size and extravigence of the vehicle... and the absurd background! World's Fairs! Rockets! Barns! Chaingangs! A front seat the size of your dining room! |
Lastly we have this... a chemistry lesson and the most civil of civil wars...
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| If you don't laugh at this, there is offically no hope for you! |
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| Nice day, eh? Did I hit you? Sorry! |
